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What I am Currently Reading: A Book by Helon Habila, "Waiting For An Angel".

Hey Guys! I started reading this book yesterday evening. For a long time, I've been wanting to read it; but, I had to wait for my brother (who owns it) to finish first. I had to pause halfway because I wanted to "save it", and process it slowly. At the rate I was going, I could have finished it by now.

The book was written by Helon Habila, the winner of the 2001 Caine Prize for African Literature akaThe Booker Prize. It has 7 parts (named after the different peoples lives of which the entire story is centered around), and, an Afterword by the Author. Also, it has 228 pages of great-goodness. It captures the lives of seven people under the different Military regimes of the 90s in Nigeria, including the "Abacha regime" (na dem sabi).
It's definitely a good read, and, I highly recommend it for you, your friends/loved ones, (or your children, if you have any).

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